Perhaps the two most taciturn guys on the tour, Jim Furyk and Jason Dufner battled all day on Sunday at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill without a fist pump or leap in the air between them.

Ultimately, it was his quiet persistence complemented by a ball-striking clinic that led Dufner to his first major title and the Wanamaker Trophy.

Oak Hill may have been without the hoped-for drama of a Sunday match between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, both of whom had forgettable tournaments. But it was not without some truly excellent performances, including a course-record 64 set by Webb Simpson, which was beaten a few hours later by Dufner’s magnificent 63 in the second round.

The career performance allowed Dufner to follow in Adam Scott and Justin Rose's footsteps and become the third player in 2013 to win his first major.

Like Scott and Rose, Dufner knocked on the door several times before finally kicking it down. A heartbreaking loss to Keegan Bradley at the 2011 PGA Championship and two fourth-place finishes at the last two U.S. Opens surely left a bad taste in his mouth, but now he can finally enjoy the sweet taste of a major victory.

The Wanamaker Trophy makes Dufner the biggest winner of the weekend, but there were others who won and those who lost at Oak Hill.

Winner: Jonas Blixt

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Blixt has been a pleasant and unexpected surprise this year, and the young Swede looked like a star of the future at Oak Hill.

Blixt, who won the Greenbrier Classic earlier this year, went four under on Saturday with a bogey-free 66. His round included one of the best shots of the tournament on Saturday when he dug himself out of the deep rough on No. 18 to make a birdie.

With his fourth-place finish, it won’t be a surprise to see Blixt atop future leaderboards.

Loser: Justin Rose

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Rose came into Oak Hill with the expectations that accompany a recent major winner. And, at the end of the second round, he was four under, just a few back of the leader and primed to capture his second major title this year.

His rounds included both a 29 on Friday and a 42 on Saturday that was part of a 77 that basically ended his chances.

Rose’s performance was especially surprising since he currently ranks second in scoring average on the tour.

Loser: Matt Kuchar

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Kuchar is having another great year statistically and started out spectacularly with a 67 and 66 and in perfect position to pounce. Yet he was a different player entirely on Saturday, posting a 76 and leaving himself out of contention.

Loser: Lee Westwood

At 40 years old, Westwood’s window to success is shrinking fast. Once again, he had what has become a typical up and down performance at a major.

A couple of times, he was within shouting distance of the lead. And then he wasn’t.

He entered Sunday three under, tied for seventh and could have posted a low number going into the clubhouse. Instead, he was four over for the day. His scorecards of 66, 73, 68 and 76 told the story of his tournament.

Winner: Jason Day

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Day probably wishes there was another day in the PGA Championship.

The man who finished second at the U.S. Open and third at the Masters raced up the leaderboard on Sunday with his three-under 67. If not for three bogeys at the end, he might have been in the top five at Oak Hill too.

Day has knack for playing tough in majors, and it is only a matter of time before he has his first title.

Loser: Tiger Woods

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“I think winning one major championship automatically means you had a great year,” said Tiger to Fox Sports before the opening of the PGA Championship. “Even if you miss the cut in every tournament you play in, you win one, you're part of history.”

For anyone else with Tiger’s record of five wins, 2013 would be a great year. For Tiger, it is “pretty good.” “This year, for me, I think it's been a great year so far for me, winning five times, and you look at the quality of tournaments I've won, a Players and two World Golf Championships in there, that's pretty good.”

We still don’t believe that his four-over tournament performance will make him feel any better about his year despite his statistical success (No. 1 in scoring average), money earned ($7.66 million in purses) and number of wins.

It is and always will be about majors and he has only to look to next year to end his 0-for-18 drought.

Winner: Jim Furyk

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Furyk hadn’t won a major since the U.S. Open title 10 years ago, and if an award was given for consistency with rounds of 65, 68, 68, 71, he would surely get it.

But, consistency wasn't the only thing needed to win at Oak Hill. Furyk had to face the hot hand of Jason Dufner, who fired shot after shot at the pin to steal the win and the trophy from the 43-year-old vet.

Overall, it was a gritty performance by Furyk, who has now finished in the top five in majors six times.